living settlements
Evidence-led guide · Reviewed 1 October 2026
Tar: the hilltop heart
Read Tar through its old centre, the bell tower of St Martin and the cultivated landscape that opens around the village.
north of Poreč
a bilingual local identity
Hilltop village
A stone silhouette above the fields
Tar gathers around St Martin’s bell tower, with lanes that open toward olive groves and the western Istrian horizon. Begin here before the day warms and let the village set the pace.
Tar and Vabriga are close enough to share a horizon, yet each keeps its own tempo. Tar rises around the bell tower of St Martin. Vabriga leans toward gardens, old stone houses and the fishing coast below.
The destination unfolds from village squares to a working waterfront, from Roman traces to pine-shaded coves.
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